Fire crews are battling a fast-moving forest fire near Ely (MN) that appears to have started when a vehicle drove over a downed power line.

The Borough of Chambersburg (PA) has authorized filing a lawsuit against the International Association of Fire Fighters 1813.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently launched a recruitment campaign to increase the number of code enforcers participating on NFPA's technical committees.

Most firefighters would think barns hold nothing but farm equipment and livestock, but sometimes people live inside these structures. Chris Willis discusses tactical considerations for barn fires.

Axiom, a branding and creative communications agency specializing in the oil and gas industry, recently moved its Houston headquarters into an early 20th century fire station that first opened its doors not long after Spindletop gushed the birth of the energy industry.

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is pleased to partner with the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI); Safe Kids USA; USAonWatch; National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC); and the National Association of State Fire Marshals to announce the theme for the 2012 Arson Awareness Week (AAW): "Prevent Youth Firesetting."

Both government and private residents in New Mexico are using social media to help prepare for the upcoming wildfire season.

Ziamatic Corp. announces that Chief Edward Stuepfert of the LaMoille (IL) Fire Protection District, Captain Patrick Ranes of the Sterling Heights (MI) Fire Department, and Firefighter Chris Bellavia of the South Haven (IN) Fire Department as the winners of the Ziamatic FDIC 2012 QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes.

The Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department, Marbury, Maryland, uses this RESPONSE MARINE fire rescue boat to serve the lower Potomac River Basin and the Port Tobacco River.

he International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has a number of award programs with simple nomination processes to make it easy to get the recognition you and your firefighters deserve.

In the mid-1990s, the Calvert County (MD) Volunteer Fire and Rescue Departments struggled with a nationwide epidemic: increasing call volume with a disproportionate growth in staffing.

William Hicks is the recipient of the 2012 FDIC Volunteer Service Award. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Safety, Security & Emergency Management at Eastern Kentucky University and has worked for FDIC for 14 years. He is also chief of the Whitehall (KY) Volunteer Fire Department.

The city of Beacon (NY) seeks an experienced individual to become the first paid chief of the hybrid paid/volunteer department.

Through his involvement with a commercial property insurance carrier, Ben Peetz sees a wide variety of properties across a large region of the United States. A firefighter with the Napoleon (IN) Volunteer Fire Department, Peetz noted one recurring theme is the local fire department’s lack of familiarity with a manufacturing facility’s operations.

As the demand for services outpaces a department's ability to deliver service, many departments begin the natural transition from fully volunteer to some form of a combination system, Ron Cheves told participants at his FDIC 2012 Tuesday morning workshop.

A 50-year veteran Connecticut firefighter collapsed and died while hauling equipment to the scene of a brush fire

The Congressional Fire Services Institute's Board of Directors selected Marcine D. Goodloe of the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association as the recipient of the 2012 CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award.